GLG News by Solar Panel Installers

American consumers have demonstrated great resilience in absorbing higher gasoline costs, whether in trade off of expenses, deferments or going further into debt.  It may be a function of overall energy costs exceeding a certain percentage of household incomes.

The bias in our present way of doing things is a snapshot mentality that if something doesn't work the way it is supposed to right now, we tend to discard it.  Thus a report like Greenpeace's premise that renewable energy can be cheaper than non-renewables is discounted, because, after all, it...

New federal energy legislation that will promote greater efficiency and less pollution will be extremely difficult to enact because of the political, geographic and social complexity of the United States.  Even if this legislation is enacted into law, the effect will be slow in forthcoming because...

I wish I could give a snap answer to this question.  It's one thing to predict how particular companies and technologies will do, another to predict massive societal shifts.  For going to solar power a a predominant energy source will be a massive shift, which will result more from the...

Another day, another Republican Governor decides to free lance on climate change and renewable energy policies, including working directly with European countries.  This time, it's Florida, and if proposed actions are carried out, it could move the solar and even wind power markets forward in the...

The status of offshore wind power in the US is certainly a present day embarrassment and could lead to long-term competitive disadvantages, but for now, there's plenty of American real estate to install wind farms before going offshore becomes a necessity.

The US solar and wind power markets show great promise, maintaining global healthy growth rates for the wind and solar markets.  The US could rival present leader Germany.  However, Congressional inaction threatens this promise.  Lack of decisive legislation this year can harm US...

The perilous energy situation threatens israel almost as much as Palestine, if not so immediately.  Israel is vulnerable to attack of its still centralized energy infrastructure, as well as potential political pressure.  But Israel also holds a promise of renewable energy, along with companies...

To find out what corporations are really thinking, looking at dry reports is often more important than their public relations output.  The respected BP Statistical Review of World Energy is one indicator of how seriously this company takes green power.  The results are not just disappointing,...

Observers in the photovoltaic industry have been calculating the time when solar electricity will be as cheap to generate as grid-connected.  This article reports on a conference prediction of parity in 2030 to 2040.  Maybe, but not at the low rates they predict.